What is rhabdomyolysis?

Rhabdomyolysis (RAB-DOE-MY-O-LIE-SIS) is the rapid destruction of skeletal muscle resulting in leakage into theurine of the muscle proteinÂ myoglobin.

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There are three different types of muscle in the human body;

smooth muscle,

skeletal muscle, and

heart muscle.

The skeletal muscle is the muscle of movement of the body (moving the skeleton at the joints). Skeletal muscle is affected by rhabdomyolysis.

Myoglobin is a protein component of the muscle cells that is released into the blood when the skeletal muscle is destroyed in rhabdomyolysis.Â Creatinekinase is anÂ enzyme (a protein that facilitates chemical reactions in the body) also in the muscle cells. The level of each of theseÂ proteins can bemeasured in blood to monitor the degree of muscle injury from rhabdomyolysis. Myoglobin can also be measured in samples of urine.

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